Knights of the Cross (2006)
“It soaked my boots and shrivelled my feet, yet it was the stares of those we passed which truly discomfited me. Their drawn faces looked up from steaming pots of boiling bones, examining the Greek interloper with his giant companion, and I saw only hatred. A few even summoned the strength to spit as we passed.
‘You should have worn armour,’ said Sigurd, unhelpfully.
‘I don’t want to appear a threat.’ ‘Better a threat than a target.’ ‘Trust has to begin somewhere.’ ‘Far from here.’ Sigurd took a... rag from his belt and ostentatiously wiped some imagined moisture from his axe-head. ‘Have you forgotten that these are the same Normans who spent four years trying to defeat the Emperor whose gold they now take? Or that leading their kinsmen at the coast is the son of William the Bastard who stole my country? These men are the thieves of kingdoms, and I would want three hauberks and a stout wall at my back before I trusted myself to their company.’ Thankfully he spoke in Greek, which none of the Franks had troubled to learn.MoreLess
‘You should have worn armour,’ said Sigurd, unhelpfully.
‘I don’t want to appear a threat.’ ‘Better a threat than a target.’ ‘Trust has to begin somewhere.’ ‘Far from here.’ Sigurd took a... rag from his belt and ostentatiously wiped some imagined moisture from his axe-head. ‘Have you forgotten that these are the same Normans who spent four years trying to defeat the Emperor whose gold they now take? Or that leading their kinsmen at the coast is the son of William the Bastard who stole my country? These men are the thieves of kingdoms, and I would want three hauberks and a stout wall at my back before I trusted myself to their company.’ Thankfully he spoke in Greek, which none of the Franks had troubled to learn.MoreLess
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